Author Archives: james

Horizon View 6.1 event issue

How to fix the time out issue on Horizon View 6.1 or earlier Create an index on the SQL Event Database. This is not need on Horizon View 6.1.1 or later. When browsing the monitored events in the VMware Horizon View Administrator console, the performance might be extremely slow. The larger the Event database becomes,… Read More »

VEEAM 9

VEEAM v9 I just got out of a online webinar for VEEAM v9. I am really excited for the VEEAM v9 release. There are a ton of features that are coming soon. This is a really short post because I cannot say much more than that. Be on the look out for the release!  

To VAR or not to VAR

What does it take to make a good Value Added Reseller (VAR) Over the last seven years I have worked for consultants/Value Added Resellers. All companies that wanted/needed to make money on the skills of the IT staff. Skills like the follow: Active Directory Upgrades or migrations Exchange upgrades or migrations Virtual Desktop New Virtualization… Read More »

Do you want customer service with that?

What is customer service? Here is the definition from Wiki: The provision of service to customers before, during and after a purchase. The perception of success of such interactions is dependent on employees “who can adjust themselves to the personality of the guest”. Customer service is also often referred to when describing the culture of… Read More »

Writers block

This #vDM30in30 is going to be harder than I expected. Writers block has already set in. This might be he worst post of my 30 in November. I do apologies. I have started to study for my retake of the NPP. I hope this time I can pass it with flying colors. I am still… Read More »

Home Troubleshooting

This is what every IT person want to do when they get home… Troubleshooting The last week I have had issue with my internet connection. I currently have a Sophos UTM virtual appliance and an Sophos AP-15. I was starting to believe that this was my bottle neck. Let me step back a little bit.… Read More »

VCAP-DCA Study Material

Study Materials for VCAP-DCA First I wanted to say thank you to Pluralsight for give CISCO Champions and VMware vExperts a 1 year subscription. I know I need to utilize it more! Here is a list of material I am currently using: Study Material by Jason Langer vBrownbag broken out my Nick Marshall Paul Grevink Jason… Read More »

VCAP-DCA take 2, Part 1

Part 1 VCAP-DCA In May I took the VCAP-DCA. I received a score of 260. A score of 300 and above is required for a passing score. Here is the list of sections that I need to re-learn: 1.1, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 3.3, 4.1, 4.4, 5.2, 6.1, 6.2, 7.1, 7.2 When I saw that… Read More »

Nutanix Platform Professional (NPP) Exam

NPP in NOS 4.X I took the NPP exam on Saturday. I scored a 72%.  The good thing it is online and free. 🙂 Here are the requirements to pass: The exam consists of 50 multiple choice and true/false questions. You will be allowed up to two hours to complete the exam. A minimum of… Read More »

SysAdmin

I am a SysAdmin I have been working as a System Administrator for the last 6 years. I feel I have out grown that title but I have not found an employer that is willing to give me a different title. Maybe someday soon that will happen. So somethings I like to watch and do… Read More »